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ME. G. ATTWOOD ON AmiFEROITS TEACT3 OF 



36. Notes on some of the Aueieekoxjs Teacts of Mtsoee Peovince, 

 SouTHEEis- India. By Geoege Attwood, Esq., P.G.S., Assoc. 

 Memb. Inst. C.E., P.C.S., Memb. Amer. Inst. M.E., &c. With 

 an Appendix by Prof. T. G. Bonnet, D.Sc, LL.D., F.E.S., 

 E.G.S. (Eead June 7, 1888.) 



[Plate XV.] 



Dtjetng the end of the winter of the year 1886 and a portion of the 

 spring of 1887 I was employed in Southern India inspecting a large 

 area of mineral lands supposed to be auriferous (see Map, fig. 1), and 

 during my travels by train, bullock-carts, and on foot (the latter 



Eig. 1. — Sketch Map showing the ^position of some of the AuAferous 

 Lands in Mysore Province, Southern India. 



^B Hornblende-, mica,- and talc-schists containing auriferous quartz- veins. 



about 600 mil' s), I collected some rock specimens and made notes 

 and sketches of my observations, which I now submit for the con- 

 sideration of the Society. 



My notes are divided into three parts, namely : — 



1. The Melkote Area. 



2. The Seringapatam Area *. 



3. General observations on some of the auriferous tracts of Mysore 

 Province from numerous traverses. 



* On the above Areas (Nos. 1 and 2) the author was encamped for about 

 two months. 



